The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Nice 2026, Mathieu Gros crossed the line in 1:18:19: 614th of 1,562 men, faster than 61% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 77% of the field across all eight, against 45% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:54 on the median. A harder second half: 1:55 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:49Running 1 4:31v median −0:07
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Block 02 6:36Running 2 4:25v median −0:06
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Block 03 8:49Running 3 4:59v median +0:05
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Block 04 9:23Running 4 4:57v median +0:05
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Block 05 9:41Running 5 5:10v median +0:05
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 5:14v median +0:19
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Block 07 9:16Running 7 5:11v median +0:15
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Block 08 11:58Running 8 5:33v median +0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:32
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1527
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,527 men who finished.